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diff --git a/src/sensors/doc/src/qtsensors-tutorial.qdoc b/src/sensors/doc/src/qtsensors-tutorial.qdoc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..147b8504 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/sensors/doc/src/qtsensors-tutorial.qdoc @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +// Copyright (C) 2023 The Qt Company Ltd. +// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-only + +/*! + \page qtsensors-tutorial.html + \title How to create your own Sensor + \brief Steps for creating your own sensors + + The Qt Sensors module provides access to sensor hardware via QML and C++ + interfaces. + + The API is supported on \l{Qt for Android}{Android}, \l{Qt for iOS}{iOS}, and + \l {Qt for Windows}{Windows (MSVC)}. + + \section1 Creating your own sensor using C++ API + + Using a Qt module's C++ API requires linking against the module library, either + directly or through other dependencies. + \section2 Creating a sensor + + To create your own sensor you can use the following steps: + + \list + \li Create your own MySensor and MySensorReading classes + \snippet sensors/tutorial.cpp MySensor + \li Create a MySensorBackend by inheriting from QSensorBackend + \li Create MySensorBackendFactory factory class for instantiating that + backend by inheriting a class QSensorBackendFactory + \li Register the backend factory by calling + QSensorManager::registerBackend ("MySensorType", "MySensorId", &myfactory) + \li Instantiate the new MySensor and start using it + \endlist + + As an another option the sensors are put into a \l {Creating a sensor plugin} + that you can use on demand. +*/ |